Mangaluru: Traffic cop caught taking bribe; Another booked
Mangaluru (PTI): A traffic police constable was caught red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs 5,000 from a complainant, Karnataka Lokayukta officials said on Thursday.
The complainant’s vehicle was involved in a minor accident near Nanthoor Junction. While retrieving it from the Kadri Traffic Police Station, constable Tasleem (45) allegedly demanded Rs 50,000, later settling for Rs 5,000.
Unwilling to pay, the complainant alerted the Lokayukta, which laid a trap and apprehended Tasleem while he accepted the bribe.
Another constable, Vinod, has also been booked for alleged involvement in the case, Lokayukta officials added.
The investigation is being led by Superintendent of Police (in-charge) Kumarachandra and his team.
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Xi, Trump reach series of new common understandings: China's foreign ministry
Beijing (PTI): Chinese President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Donald Trump had an in-depth exchange of views on major issues concerning the two countries and the world, and reached a series of new common understandings, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said Friday.
Xi and Trump, who is on a three-day visit to China, met twice on Thursday and discussed a range of bilateral and global issues.
Trump is due to leave on Friday after a luncheon meeting with Xi.
Summing up the outcomes of Trump’s visit to Beijing, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said the two presidents had an in-depth exchange of views on major issues concerning the two countries and the world and reached a series of new common understandings.
They agreed on a new vision of building a constructive China-US relationship of strategic stability to provide strategic guidance for bilateral relations over the next three years and beyond.
The two presidents also agreed to promote the steady, sound and sustainable development of China-US relations, and bring more peace, prosperity and progress to the world, said a statement by the ministry’s spokesperson.
Trump visited China at the invitation of Xi.
The two presidents are meeting in person again for the first time since their Busan meeting last October, and it is the first visit to China by a US president in nine years, the statement said.
On Thursday, President Xi held a welcome ceremony and a banquet for Trump, held talks and visited the Temple of Heaven with him.
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